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[g-dog]

I am doing an engine swap in the near future and am going to change a few seals,timing chain and the clutch before I do the swap.
The verto clutch kits are pricey but you can pick up New old stock verto clutch plates etc on eBay much cheaper. Is it worth buying the bits of eBay or should I just pay the £70 plus?
The mini is a 1990 city and the New engine is out of a 84/85 metro (both 998cc) g

[mini13]

I usualy use 2nd hand verto stuff apart from the friction disc and haven't had any issues, and thats for high power turbo stuff whew I pull 2 apart and put both springs on one unit.

 

for the friction disc I use the minispares 190mm rally plate (AHT594 IIRC)

[mini13]

I usualy use 2nd hand verto stuff apart from the friction disc and haven't had any issues, and thats for high power turbo stuff whew I pull 2 apart and put both springs on one unit. just check for signs of it having been hot ( blue patches )

 

for the friction disc I use the minispares 190mm rally plate (AHT594 IIRC)

[mini13]

oops that was meant to be an edit not a quote!

[g-dog]

Cheers for the advice and info. I have realised that in 20 years off mini and metro ownership I have never had to change a verto clutch. The nearest to it is removing the verto flywheel on metro donor engines and replacing with the early mini set up.

I have read some bad things about verto clutches so wasn't sure if I should mix and match parts.

Apart from minispares is there any other makes people recommend?